Karinou Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
U5 KRN [1] -
Commenced operations2012 as African Airlines
HubsBangui M'Poko International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations10
HeadquartersBangui, Central African Republic
Websitekarinouairlines.com (suspended)

Karinou Airlines is an airline based in Bangui, Central African Republic. It operates scheduled passenger services to a range of destinations across Africa.

History

Karinou Airlines commenced charter operations under African Airlines. The business model was not working for the airline. Subsequently, less than one year later they rebranded as Karinou Airlines, changing their business model from charter to scheduled operations.[2]

Shortly after the rebranding, in early 2013, Karinou Airlines began operating scheduled passenger flights to ten destinations across the African continent reportedly using a capital base of US$100 million.[3]

In March 2013, after rebel fighters moved into Bangui, President Francois Bozizé was shown to have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on board a Karinou Airlines aircraft.[4]

Destinations

Karinou Airlines serves the following destinations (as of August 2013):[5]

Destinations
Country City Airport
Central African Republic Central African Republic Bangui Bangui M'Poko International Airport (hub)
Benin Benin Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport
Cameroon Cameroon Douala Douala International Airport
Cameroon Cameroon Yaoundé Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Chad Chad N'Djamena N'Djamena International Airport
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa N'djili Airport
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Malabo Malabo International Airport
Gabon Gabon Libreville Léon-Mba International Airport
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Pointe-Noire Agostinho-Neto International Airport

Fleet

A Karinou Airlines Boeing 737-200 at Brazzaville Airport.

The Karinou Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[6]

Karinou Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Order Notes
Airbus A319-100 0 2
Boeing 737-200 1 0
Boeing 737-300 1 0
Total 2 2

References

  1. ↑ "Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three-Letter Designator Encode" (PDF). Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "LNC Media". January 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The African Aviation Tribune". January 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "BBC News". March 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "LNC Media". January 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 9.
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